Farm country has beef with Trump as midterms approach

President Trump's attempts to bring beef prices down has potentially backfired politically in several key states.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6297x4198+0+0/resize/6297x4198!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2Fa7%2F1a50ffd94debabf054f3dc2a867a%2Fgettyimages-2295330318.jpg' alt='Cattle feed at a ranch in Dublin, Texas, on September 11, 2026.'/><p>President Trump's attempts to bring beef prices down has potentially backfired politically in several key states.</p><p>(Image credit: RONALDO SCHEMIDT)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6011214' />